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The Daily Dispatch: June 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
n sent out the night before. arrival at Mannington. Our trains reached Mannington a littleMannington a little after noon, and the appearance of the troops there as everywhere else, took the people completely bhela is especially very great It was said in Mannington that the Union men of Fairmont were guardingcitizens of the former place. return to Mannington. The Ohio Regiment reached Mannington oMannington on Monday evening, just at dark, having felt their way over the road, examining all the bridges to seday or two. There are now more than men at Mannington and the camp below. There is no doubt that out the time the bridges were burned between Mannington and Farmington. When the secessionists marcng to Grafton is 100 miles. From Wheeling to Mannington the distance is 60 miles Farmington is 7 milis road, so that these troops, like those at Mannington, will be detained. more troops for Grafred more Ohio troops have just left here for Mannington, to join the troops of Col. Kelley's command[4 more...]
The Daily Dispatch: June 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 27 (search)
gs of Federal troops in Western Virginia. The correspondent of the Wheeling Intelligencer, of Thursday, supplies the following additional intelligence of the movement of the United States forces from the Ohio river toward Grafton: At Mannington we learned that Stephen Roberts, the leader of the secessionists at Glover's Gap, seven miles west of Mannington, was shot and instantly killed by a squad of Capt. Haye's men, who have possession of that post. It appears that the squad were sMannington, was shot and instantly killed by a squad of Capt. Haye's men, who have possession of that post. It appears that the squad were scouting on Tuesday morning, and came across Roberts and two other men, all armed. The lieutenant in command of the squad called upon the Secessionists to halt, but instead of doing so, they wheeled about and fired upon the soldiery. The fire was returned, and Roberts was killed, though the others took to their heels and made their escape. The Minnie ball passed entirely through his body. Capt. Hayes has succeeded in arresting several Secessionists about the Gap, who are suspected of having a